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The youth of a nation

Rene Marshall shared a great reflection on the recent violence in Jos, Nigeria and the youth that were involved.

Isaiah – a youth being cared for by ECWA that I met while in Jos
“The spiritual decision I made this year in camp was not to steal, no fighting, and no lying. May God give me understanding [...]

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Two years ago…

Mike Blythe shared his latest KMZ file of Jos, Nigeria yesterday.
Going back and looking at the sites make me start thinking about my trip to Nigeria.
I went back and looked at my blog posts and realized two years ago exactly I was nearing the end of my two week stay there.
Thought this was also interesting…
Nearly [...]

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re: Google Earth updates Jos Nigeria

Screen shot of Jos Nigeria
Originally uploaded by Jonathan D. Blundell.

Back in July I reported that Google Earth had updated their satellite images of Jos, Nigeria (where Rob and a group of others from Lakepoint spent two weeks).
I shared the info with Mike Blythe, a missionary there working with the ECWA hospital.
Mike just sent me a [...]

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Google Earth updates Jos Nigeria

Screen shot of Jos Nigeria
Originally uploaded by Jonathan D. Blundell.

Just discovered that Google Earth has updated their satellite images of Jos, Nigeria.
Awesome! The streets don’t line up at all but maybe some folks from Jos can build a KML file of some of the SIMS and Evangel Hospital sites in the city…. (hint hint hint)
I [...]

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City Ministries in Nigeria

Mike Blyth shared an info-video from some of the missionaries serving with City Ministries in Nigeria.
City Ministries is the same group we worked with when we went to Jos, Nigeria in 2006 and also when CWF went in 2007.
Also friend and UMHB alumni, Erin Rigsby, works with City Ministries as well as a nurse for [...]

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Videos from Nigeria

Just posted the first video from the CWF trip to Nigeria. At least two more are on the way.

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CWF pics from Nigeria

I’m uploading pictures from the CWF trip to Nigeria this month. I’m posting all that I can on Flickr and then I’ll go back and add some to the CWF website as well.
Check out the photos…

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CWF home from Nigeria

Just talked with Rob about the CWF trip to Nigeria. The group returned to Dallas on Friday.
Rob said they did seven shows during their two weeks in Nigeria and they spoke at several school chapels, several churches and did a number of radio and television interviews.
JT sent me a txt on Saturday and said they [...]

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Update from CWF

Just got an e-mail from Philip “The Bishop” Barron about the CWF trip in Nigeria:

Not much time but all is going well. Mike has become ill with dehydration but we have seen over 300 people get saved. We still have another week!! All the children at TH were asking for you. Many people on the [...]

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CWF in Nigeria

Just found a news story out of Abuja, Nigeria about my bros in the CWF touring Nigeria over the next week or so.
Remember them in your prayers…
A team of ten American wrestlers, led by Coach Rob Vaughn, will begin a twelve day tour of Jos, Plateau state in a bid to attract youths to the [...]

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